Improved colonoscopy success rate with a distally attached mucosectomy cap

Endoscopy

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 739-742

  Lee, Y Tong ^a   Hui, A J ^a   Wong, V W S ^a   Hung, L C T ^a   Sung, J J Y ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CECUM; COLONOSCOPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; ILEUM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PATIENT SELECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SIGMOID; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COLONOSCOPES; COLONOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 33745895288     PISSN: 0013726X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925238     Document Type: Review

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